Levees, peat, earthquakes - rethinking settlements of organic soils under cyclic loading
Abstract eng: The global stability of embankment structures under cyclic loading may be controlled by the seismic performance of the embankment fill, or by soft foundation soils. Failure of embankment structures resulting from crest settlements (e.g., induced by liquefaction or immediate seismic deformations) combined with cyclic and post-cyclic volumetric changes of soft, underlying foundation strata (e.g. short and long term reconsolidation) can trigger disastrous consequences such as flooding of protected lands, and disruption to water delivery infrastructure.
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Conference Title:
16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Conference Venue:
Santiago (CL)
Conference Dates:
2017-01-09 / 2017-01-13
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